On the latest episode of the ‘Valentine’s Views’ podcast, Patricia Traina of Locked on Giants, Big Blue View and many other places joins the show to discuss “roster keepers” for the 2019 New York Giants. We use Ed’s post on this topic from earlier Tuesday as the genesis for this discussion. We agree Eli Manning will be back. We disagree somewhat on Janoris Jenkins and Landon Collins. We agree Olivier Vernon will not be back. Pat suggests the idea of the Giants bringing Brett Jones back to play center next season. Where to subscribe You can find and subscribe to Big Blue View...

A disaapointing season for the New York Giants on both sides of the football has taken its toll on the offensive and defensive ranks. It's a season that veteran linebacker Olivier Vernon would likely be happy to put in the rearview mirror.

Tight end Evan Engram also still sidelined The New York Giants had a concerning change to their injury report on Thursday as rookie linebacker Lorenzo Carter missed practice with a hip injury. Carter had been listed as “limited” on Wednesday. If the third-round pick is unable to play, the Giants already-anemic pass rush (31st with 14 sacks, 32nd with 3.2 percent sack rate) would take another hit. Carter is tied for the team lead with two sacks and his 20 quarterback pressures trails only Olivier Vernon (21). Also, it looks like tight end Evan Engram (hamstring) could sit out another...

Olivier Vernon has one sack this season. Olivier Vernon has a $17 million cap hit this season. Those two sentences together have caused many to be frustrated with Vernon’s 2018. It’s fair to be frustrated — especially in the grand scheme of the Giants’ pass rush, which ranks 32nd in adjusted sack rate per Football Outsiders — but it should also be noted that those numbers don’t tell the whole story. To prove that, let’s look at some more numbers. Vernon has just one sack in his six games this season, but he does have eight quarterback hits in that span. That leads all Giants...

In some quarters, analysts believe that the New York Giants will part ways with edge rusher Olivier Vernon. But the question has to be asked if he is being blamed totally for the New York Giants lack of a pass rush? That conclusion seems plausible, especially if you consider his ranking by Pro Football Focus. […] Olivier Vernon plays for his New York Giants future - GMEN HQ - GMEN HQ - A NY Giants Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.